. The land-birds and game-birds of New England; with descriptions of the birds, their nests and eggs, their habits and notes, with illustrations;. Birds. 166 LAND-BIKDa the lower whistles are sweet and quite different in tone. It partakes of the owners' nature, much as the human voice does, and indicates the almost fiery temperament of these little Vireos, which is so markedly in contrast with the cheerfulness, gentleness, and calmness of other members of their family. Their music is constantly varied, and in it one may occasion- ally hear the apparently mimicked notes of other birds. § 14. LA
. The land-birds and game-birds of New England; with descriptions of the birds, their nests and eggs, their habits and notes, with illustrations;. Birds. 166 LAND-BIKDa the lower whistles are sweet and quite different in tone. It partakes of the owners' nature, much as the human voice does, and indicates the almost fiery temperament of these little Vireos, which is so markedly in contrast with the cheerfulness, gentleness, and calmness of other members of their family. Their music is constantly varied, and in it one may occasion- ally hear the apparently mimicked notes of other birds. § 14. LANIID^. Shrikes. (See § 13.) L LANIUS. A. BOEEALis. (^Great HortherTi) Shrike. "; A winter visitant to Massachusetts, but never very common.* a. 9-10 inches long. Above, light bluish ash, very light on the rump. Below, white, very finely waved with black (often almost imperceptibly). Edging of crown, eye-ring and middle of the forehead, white. Rest of forehead, contin- uously with broad stripes through the eye, black. Wings and tail, black, with white Fig. 7. Butcher-bird. (J) 6. The nest is placed in the woods, in the fork of a bush, not far from the ground. It is composed of leaves, grasses, and roots, is often lined with feathers, and is finished early in the season. One set of eggs contains from four to six, aver- aging X .80 of an inch. A specimen before me is blotched and spotted, most thickly about the crown, with faint lilac, and light sandy and yellowish brown ; others are darker. * A winter resident, common for a bird of its solitary habits and predatory disposition, but seldom seen in any considerable numbers. — W. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Minot, Henry Davis, 1859-1890. Boston, Houghton, Mifflin
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